Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge c8.28

c8.28

(1) The 180 Kriyāvādıns are as follows the variables are—the *nine* categories of Jainısm such as *jīva-*, etc, the *two* principles of *svatah* and *paratah*, the *two* attributes of *nitya-* and *anitya-*, the *five* concepts of *kāla,-* *sāvabhāva-,* *niyati-,* *iśvara-* and *ātman-* This gives 9×2×2×5=180
(ii) The variables are—the *7* categories of *jīva-*, etc, taken negatively, the *two* principles of *svatah* and *paratah*, the *six* concepts (note the difference of these concepts from those enumerated in (1)), viz *kāla-,* *yadṛcchā-,* *niyati-,* *svabhāva-,* *īśvara-,* *ātma-* This gives 7×2× 6=84.
(111) For Ajñānıkas, *v* ınfra, 157
(iv) The variables are the *four* duties (of *manas-,* *vāk-,* *kāya-*, and *dāna-*) towards *seven* types of people, 7×4=28.